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Greetings— I’m updating a composer’s NAR to include a death date. There are an additional 70+ authority records for works by the composer (Walter Hartley). It’s clear from various guidelines, that when personal name authorities are involved, old forms of headings should be included as a see-reference. For example, the CDM Z1 in the 4xx See From Tracings reads: “Generally provide a variant form 4XX access point<http://desktop.loc.gov/search?view=document&doc_action=setdoc&doc_keytype=foliodestination&doc_key=maauth4XX&hash=4XX&fq=myresources%7Ctrue> for a former 1XX authorized access point<http://desktop.loc.gov/search?view=document&doc_action=setdoc&doc_keytype=foliodestination&doc_key=maauth1XX&hash=1XX&fq=myresources%7Ctrue>, unless the former authorized access point was egregiously incorrect.” The NACO FAQ also indicates this practice (http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/naco/personnamefaq.html#13). What doesn’t seem as clear is whether the same practice should apply to name-title authority records. In practice, sometimes such VAPs are included (e.g. the 350+ VAPs from ‘Byrd, William, 1539 or 40-1623’), but that is not always the practice (e.g. there are only 12 VAPs from ‘Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich, 1804-1857’, though roughly 150 NARs were updated to reflect a name change). I’d appreciate clarification on this point, before I revise all the NARS for Walter Hartley. Thanks in advance, David— David Procházka | Music/Special Materials Cataloger | The University of Akron | Bierce Library—261C | Akron, Ohio 44325-1712 | 330-972-6260 | [log in to unmask]